Dragon Quest XI S Returns To Switch eShop "At A Permanently Reduced Price"

Good for those who haven't played it yet

Great. More people will get the chance to experience Android 17's story.

Rejoice DQ Fans, REJOICE!

Love this game

Fantastic game. This is a steal for those of you that don't have it, cos this is easily one of the best JRPG experiences out there and ludicrously fun.

Not sure if they stated the reason anywhere, but for anyone interested- I can see that it is now published by square enix themselves, whereas it used to be published by Nintendo, and was even part of their voucher program.

Thats cool, if I didn’t had the game already I would have gone for this.

Also, friendly reminder that March 1 today marks one year since Akira Toriyama’s death.
Rest in peace Toriyama-sensei, you will forever be missed.🐉❤️😭

I love the Final Fantasy series-but really feel it was filled with disappointment after the PS1 era.
Everyone has their own tastes, but if you find yourself similar, I highly recommend this! (And Bravely Default series).

As a major RPG fan I bounced off DQ series twice, but who am I kidding, I'll give it a try someday

Been a long time coming and pretty much what I've been hoping for for a while.

Game runs great on Switch.

I’m not an RPG guy, but I love the how this game looks visually and have heard very good things. Still debating if I should pick it up and try it sometime.

Wow, it's rare these days when a game gets a price reduction.👌

Might give it a try someday, probably when the new price is further on sale. Dragon Warrior I-IV are favorites of all time but I've never been able to jive with any of the other games. I fell asleep playing the DQXI demo, but it still looks like it could be fun in bursts on the Switch.

@Iamcardboard first it was Octopath Traveler, then it was Triangle Strategy, and now DQ XI. Seems like Square Enix is taking back publishing control for their Switch games that were published by Nintendo. Live A Live, DQ Builders 1 and 2, Bravely Default 2 and The World Ends With You Final Remix are the only ones left.

love this game going to have to do a rerun on this game after clearing some of my backlog plus hope we get some info on dragon quest 12 soon.

It takes escaping from Nintendo's clutches for a game to get an adequate price reduction.

Nice. I didn't get around to it, but may reconsider that stance now.

Good news for me as someone who was waiting for a discount on this one! The game looks great (and I loved the demo) so I’m likely buying this very soon.

I know this is a weird complaint, but this game actually seems too long. Now you get a lot for your money, and at this price may still try it. The beginning of the demo was pretty cool

Probably one of the best traditional JRPGS of all time tbh, a very good deal for anyone who hasn't played, I think the only downside to the game is how formulaic it is, it really doesn't do anything new or groundbreaking for the genre but aside from that, it's one of the best JRPGS games ever made simply because it nails every single traditional tropes we're use to seeing, down to a tee.

Permanently reduced price but it’s been on sale lower on other platforms. In fact, it’s currently $19.99 on PSN. Hope we see that sale price on Switch soon. Then I’ll pick it up!

Nice, without Nintendo doing the publishing Square Enix can now list the game at a reasoning price. Now the price in the eShop match the Steam price which was always at $39.99.

@awp69 Yeah for only 13 days, after March 13 it'll be back at $40 again just like the Steam and Switch version.

@awp69 with the game now being published by square Enix 100% will get some good discount during their usual sales

Wish this was a standard practice. Kudos on this price drop.

So a sale should make it 20.

@coolioam There is a demo you can try. I will say if you don’t like traditional turn based JRPGs, Dragon Quest is the poster child so you might bounce right off. It’s an anniversary game and refines a lot of what makes DQ special to long time fans. But. It is a traditional JRPG, I would even call it a celebration of them…and it is long and can be grindy based on how you play. So you might wanna go for the demo first. One of my favorites though.

It's nice that they lowered the price. Unfortunately, like a lot of other Switch games that switched from being published by Nintendo back to SE, the eShop demo is gone.

Why was it removed?

Permanently reduced price is still twice as expensive than the physical copy I picked up years ago on sale.

One of the better JRPG’s that I’ve played in the last 10 years. Probably put about 130 hours into this game. Great story and gameplay. Highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys JRPGs.

@John_Deacon Yeah, I think it is rare. I've maybe only seen one or two games get a price reduction. Whatever it is, it's sparse. I think Wii U and 3DS were the last console generations for Nintendo Selects, a permanent price reduction for popular games toward the end of a console generation's cycle. I'm guessing you've noticed these days, publishers across the board prefer to keep full retail price now, but offer periodic sales to game the best seller list system. I guess I can't complain, because most games you want, you can find them on sale if you're patient (or watch dekudelas price tracking).

Oh great!!
I've had my eye on this for ages so will eventually pick this up but to be honest, I've got enough RPGs on the go for my own good!

@Porky nintendo doesnt control 3rd party game prices just letting you know.

@RiasGremory incorrect. Nintendo did control the game price of this one when they published it. Now that they aren’t the publisher and Square Enix is, Square enix sets the price. Publishers set the price of video games. Not the developers.

@AgentGuapo except dragon quest ip is square enix so they control the price of their games.

@RiasGremory Dragon Quest XI S wasn't just a port of the vanilla DQXI. It was an entirely different SKU, recompiled from the ground up to run on Switch hardware. It was advertised as a timed Nintendo exclusive and thus subject to all of Nintendo's strictures regarding exclusives (Nintendo controlled the pricing, dictated if/when it could come to other platforms, published the game, etc.)

@RiasGremory yeah that’s not how publishing works.

a "reduced" price at 39.99? yeah right. Its still a bit spendy a little expensiive for a still newish game.

I can get it cheaper from the Playstation 4 PSN store for like 19.99

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I got it for 30€ a long time ago for the Switch, but still, it's a good thing that they do this.

This game is a MUST HAVE for any JRPG fan out there.

Great news for anyone that hasn't been able to pick up this game. It's so good.

Now, can we entertain the idea of a DQ VIII remaster? I know they still have to release 1-2 with same treatment as 3, but I loved 8 and never got to finish the game before I shelved the PS2. It was one of the games my wife and I played when we were newly married. We would love to sit down and finish the story. Judging by the guides I think we were like 4-5hrs away from finishing the main story.